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Night in the Woods cover art

Night in the Woods

Infinite Fall · Finji · 2017-02-21

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Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 08, 2021 (iOS), Feb 01, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 28, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Dec 14, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Feb 21, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 21, 2017 (Linux)

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Night in the Woods is a 2017 Adventure game priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (95% of 20261 reviews).

57
playing now
95%
positive of 20k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (308 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (483 downloads)
4.64★
PlayStation Store rating (7,267 ratings)
86/100
opencritic · mighty · 92% recommend · from 76 critics
11h
to beat · completionist 15h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

57 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Night in the Woods is a 2017 single-player adventure video game developed by Infinite Fall and Secret Lab and published by Finji. Set in a world of zoomorphic humans, the story follows a young woman named Mae, who drops out of college and returns to her hometown to find unexpected changes. The game was funded via Kickstarter, where it earned over four times its initial US$50,000 funding goal.

Trailer

Night in the Woods trailer thumbnail

Night in the Woods Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 57 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,032 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~129/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 507k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 20,261 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2020-06-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 30 of 73 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
30830820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

194262026-09-15 12:00 — 43 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 73 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 54 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 56 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 106 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 57 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 28 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 66 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 57 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 46 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 53 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 55 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 42 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 72 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 126 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 59 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 67 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 120 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 84 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 95 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 194 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 116 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 57 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5350Dec 2016Aug 2026Dec 2016 — avg 0 · peak 0Apr 2017 — avg 317 · peak 719Jul 2017 — avg 128 · peak 249Oct 2017 — avg 81 · peak 281Jan 2018 — avg 235 · peak 744Apr 2018 — avg 127 · peak 380Jul 2018 — avg 128 · peak 278Oct 2018 — avg 99 · peak 256Jan 2019 — avg 122 · peak 302Apr 2019 — avg 68 · peak 126Jul 2019 — avg 115 · peak 234Oct 2019 — avg 73 · peak 172Jan 2020 — avg 76 · peak 196Apr 2020 — avg 102 · peak 191Jul 2020 — avg 133 · peak 294Oct 2020 — avg 70 · peak 192Jan 2021 — avg 95 · peak 237Apr 2021 — avg 62 · peak 114Jul 2021 — avg 92 · peak 179Oct 2021 — avg 62 · peak 212Jan 2022 — avg 89 · peak 210Apr 2022 — avg 56 · peak 115Jul 2022 — avg 84 · peak 174Oct 2022 — avg 65 · peak 140Jan 2023 — avg 89 · peak 207Apr 2023 — avg 57 · peak 118Jul 2023 — avg 91 · peak 177Oct 2023 — avg 65 · peak 130Jan 2024 — avg 76 · peak 180Apr 2024 — avg 50 · peak 99Jul 2024 — avg 77 · peak 151Oct 2024 — avg 101 · peak 283Jan 2025 — avg 80 · peak 197Apr 2025 — avg 50 · peak 98Jul 2025 — avg 79 · peak 156Oct 2025 — avg 85 · peak 200Jan 2026 — avg 81 · peak 208Apr 2026 — avg 56 · peak 112Jul 2026 — avg 71 · peak 145Aug 2026 — avg 52 · peak 99
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $15.002017-12-09 — best price $19.992018-02-28 — best price $19.992018-04-16 — best price $19.992018-10-02 — best price $11.592018-11-21 — best price $11.992019-04-17 — best price $19.992019-08-15 — best price $19.992019-11-26 — best price $13.992020-02-17 — best price $11.992020-04-01 — best price $19.992020-07-09 — best price $19.992020-10-12 — best price $11.992020-12-11 — best price $13.992021-01-07 — best price $19.992021-07-02 — best price $9.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-11-16 — best price $11.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-06-03 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $9.992024-03-13 — best price $9.992024-06-20 — best price $9.992024-10-28 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $9.992025-04-10 — best price $9.992025-08-14 — best price $9.992025-10-20 — best price $9.992026-01-03 — best price $19.992026-05-06 — best price $9.992026-08-27 — best price $9.992026-09-04 — best price $9.992026-09-12 — best price $19.992026-09-20 — best price $19.992026-09-28 — best price $19.992026-10-06 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7062232026-05-24 — 343 pageviews2026-05-28 — 328 pageviews2026-06-01 — 399 pageviews2026-06-05 — 317 pageviews2026-06-09 — 320 pageviews2026-06-13 — 282 pageviews2026-06-17 — 301 pageviews2026-06-21 — 292 pageviews2026-06-25 — 223 pageviews2026-06-29 — 348 pageviews2026-07-03 — 394 pageviews2026-07-07 — 350 pageviews2026-07-11 — 323 pageviews2026-07-15 — 301 pageviews2026-07-19 — 336 pageviews2026-07-23 — 271 pageviews2026-07-27 — 311 pageviews2026-07-31 — 237 pageviews2026-08-04 — 278 pageviews2026-08-08 — 245 pageviews2026-08-12 — 306 pageviews2026-08-16 — 315 pageviews2026-08-20 — 261 pageviews2026-08-24 — 302 pageviews2026-08-28 — 379 pageviews2026-09-01 — 416 pageviews2026-09-05 — 291 pageviews2026-09-09 — 355 pageviews2026-09-13 — 363 pageviews2026-09-17 — 323 pageviews2026-09-21 — 319 pageviews2026-09-25 — 315 pageviews2026-09-29 — 329 pageviews2026-10-03 — 390 pageviews2026-10-07 — 351 pageviews2026-10-11 — 371 pageviews2026-10-12 — 357 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
70.7%
earned "Welcome Back!"
17.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing3 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2017-03-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)10,4925%31
PS4 (PlayStation)3,77513%32
Xbox One (Xbox)3,5877%31
PS5 (PlayStation)1,52020%32
Switch (Nintendo)2890%0
PS4 (PlayStation)12331%32
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCatsMysteryStylizedAdventureNarrativeDark HumorHand-drawnStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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